Inner nature (4)
'inner nature' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for essence that I've seen before include "Indispensable" , "Perfume or concentrate" , "Perfume or concentrated extract" , "The heart of" , "Extract; intrinsic nature" .)
'inner nature' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for soul that I've seen before include "Deep feeling - music genre" , "Innermost being" , "Spirit, inner self" , "1 down" , "Music genre; human spirit" .)